The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-10-27
GOVERNMENTAL.
What is Going on In the State De-
partments.
An Epitome OF What Yves
Learned at the Capitol
From Thure0aY's Daily. |

From thursdays Daily.l
The treasurer will commence to day to
pay available school warrants and series
up to and including registered number
7O3. This embraces about $4,000, and
leaves about $4,000 of the old series yot
to be paid.
The comptroller yesterday made an i'm
portant ruling on the subject of taxing
national banks. The following is the CYST
of the ruling:
For some years prior to my admins
tration this department was in doubt as
to the power of the state to collect oCcu'
patton taxes from national banks, and
! tax collectors were advised not to attem pit
to force collection of this tax but to re-
ceive payments of same when voluntarily
made" The comptroller then adds:
"My examination has clearly convinced
me, first, that state is not authorized
to collect occupation taxes from
national banks. Second, that the
provision of our general occupa-
ton tax law should not be construed to
include such banks, national banks being
regulated and controlled by federal legis-
lation, except in so far as such legislation
confers upon states the authority to tax
the shares of stock of such banks.
Article 5219, U. S. r. S.
The comptroller yesterday registered
$4,000 of Paris City Water Works
bonds.
Governor Ross and Insurance Commits
sioner Foster left last night for Dallas
The governor will return on Saturday.
The governor yesterday appointed Mr..
j. W. Brown, of Manor, and S. W. French,
of this city, as members of the board of
managers of the lunatic asylum, vice
Messers. Castleman and Deffenbaugh re.
signed.
Land Commissioner Hall has placed
several counties in the Panhandle on the
market to actnal settlers.
The capitol board will not hold meet
ing until the governors return from Dali
las.
The governor has been duly notified of
the organization of the Sui Ross Rifles,
military com pany of Brszoria, Texas.
From Fridays DAILY
Comptroller's deposits yesterday
amounted to $4,000.
Chartered-The Austin County Farm.
er's Alliance association, OF Beliville; CAPT
tai, $4,000.
The following telegram was received al
the governors office yesterday:
franklin, October 20, 1887.
Governor l.. S. Ross:
B. Wheeess shot and killed Dick Brook,
Monday, October II, without any provo,
cation, and Immediately made his escape
and is now at large. There we're two eye
witnesses to the killing and their evil
dence is substantially the same. We ask
that your excellency offer a suitable re-
ward, and in this we are Joined by the
law abiding citizens of the county.
M. GRAHAM, County Attorney.
L. B. JONES, Sheriff.
The comptroller yesterday received the
following annual reports, from railroads,
of business done for the year closing Sep.
TENDER 80, 1887:
Texas Central-Receipts, $239, 800; ex-
Penses, $246,0S3.S1; tons freight hauled,
46,77S; miles run, 155,590; number men
employed, 233; number people injured, s.
Houston East and West Texas Receipts, |
$330,561.s2; expenses, $209, 42O.9S; miles
run, 320,O75; men employed, 1872; killed, l
injured, Z.
Houston d Texas Central-Receipts |
$3,023, S50.45; expenses, $1,396, 1854;
tons freight hauled, 5O7,851; men en-
ployed, 1926; killed, "a; injured, 81; miles
run, 2,294,34O.
Texas Mexican-Receipts, $172,754O7;S
expenses, 121 ,637.46; pounds of freigh
hauled, 22,O16,16O.
Austin d. Nortewestern-Rec $780,
557Ol. expenses, $66,746,46: tons of
freight hauled, 26,74O; miles run, 61,320;
killed, J.; injured, l.
Fort Worth g. New Orleans-Receipts
81 ,6O4 .46; expenses, $31, 1858 so.
Mr.. Joseph Costa, assistant auditing
clerk in the comptrolIer's Office, kindly
furnishes the following interesting state
mont of the live stock assessments of the
state, exclusive of nine counties Brazoria,
Comanche, Fort Bend Liberty, Mason,
Manor, Newton, Tyler and Pecos:
DESCRIPTION NUMBER VALUE
Horses and mules .........1, 1852 S32 221 III
Catila. ....................6,7 4l 964 4S,735,614
'tn- 'rupI